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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Blue and Red |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 7.52 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M31 is better than the Galaxy S5 Sport, having a general score of 86.5 against 77.8. The Galaxy M31 is a somewhat heavier cellphone than the Galaxy S5 Sport, but both of them have the same thickness. These phones come with Android operating system, but the Galaxy M31 has the previous 11 version while Galaxy S5 Sport has Android 4.4.2.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy M31, because although it has a bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per display inch. Samsung Galaxy M31 features a much greater storage to install games and applications than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has more internal storage capacity and a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy S5 Sport's CPU is just as good as Galaxy M31's processor, because although the Galaxy S5 Sport has an inferior number of cores (but faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. Galaxy M31 counts with a superior battery performance than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has a 114 percent greater battery size.
Samsung Galaxy M31 has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has a bigger diafragm aperture, a camera in the back with a lot better 64 MP resolution and a lot larger back camera sensor.
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